What made you go bald?

[AdamsvilleAce]

I needed something that was different and that would define me as an individual. Not to mention I got skin fades from 7th grade til my sophomore year in high school. I decided that I wanted to take the hair off and keep it off and for 13 years(excludiong 3 instances where I was required to grow my hair) I have been loyal to the way of Sly.

[Tyler]

I needed something that was different and that would define me as an individual. Not to mention I got skin fades from 7th grade til my sophomore year in high school. I decided that I wanted to take the hair off and keep it off and for 13 years(excludiong 3 instances where I was required to grow my hair) I have been loyal to the way of Sly.

That's awesome Ace!

Lookin' sharp in your tux 

[PORKY]

WELL. I've always been a BIG guy and a biker to boot. About 6years ago my hair was pony tailed to about the middle of my back , i went on a charity run for locks of love and when we got back , i donated all of it , and never looked back . But to be honest , my hair was always baby fine and real silky so even with a full head you could still see my scalp, so the decision was easy and the donation made it that much easier !  

[Tyler]

WELL. I've always been a BIG guy and a biker to boot. About 6years ago my hair was pony tailed to about the middle of my back , i went on a charity run for locks of love and when we got back , i donated all of it , and never looked back . But to be honest , my hair was always baby fine and real silky so even with a full head you could still see my scalp, so the decision was easy and the donation made it that much easier !  

That's a great way to become Sly!  Welcome to Sly Bald Guys!!

[froze]

My hair was short for a lot of years and then that fatefull day when my Fusion razor turned on by itself and my hand went to my head and a few minutes later no hair!!!
Just a whim!But love it!

[Bald_Okie]

In the summer of 2001 I was 36 and my friend asked me to help chaperone teenagers on a mission trip to Colorado Springs. They have a large population of homeless. My friend had work planned in the mornings and outdoor activities planned for the afternoons. A all-expense paid trip to the Rockies sounded like a good deal so I agreed.

The Friday before we left I went to get a haircut. I went to my regular barber shop and sat in the chair of my favorite barber. She was a beautiful woman from Russia.  She didn't have a great command of the English language, but no one seemed to mind. I told her I was going to Colorado and I was going to hiking, spelunking and river rafting and I did not want a lot of hair to mess with.

Before I knew what was happening she had taken the clippers with a #1 guard and shaved right up the middle of my head from nape to forehead. I was so pissed  but what could I do. I let her finish up and tipped her handsomely. I couldn't believe all my beautiful blond hair was gone!

On the drive home I calmed down and decided no one in Colorado knew me so what was the big deal? It's only hair, it grows  back. By the second day we were there I was in love with the bald head . No combing, no brushing, no product - talk about wash-and-wear!

That was 6 1/2 years ago. About 1 year ago I decided to shave down to the skin. I can't imagine ever going back. HAIR IS FOR SUCKERS!!! 

[Stu]

Okie, that is an amazingly cool story.  Maybe we need a new category called BBA - Bald By Accident.  Welcome to the Sly site.

[SLYinKC]

Great story, BaldOkie.  I wish I would have had that lady a couple of years ago.  Would have really help speed up my journey to SLYness.   Welcome.

[warhawk]

okie....that was a gr8 story.  thanks 4 sharing.  nothing like a smooooth dome.

WARHAWK

[warhawk]

okie...i 4 got 2 welcome u.  welcome 2 the sly fraternity.  glad that ya found us.  post up in the INTRODUCTION section of the forum so that we can give u a proper welcome.  what a way 2 go sly.

WARHAWK

[bonanza50]

I shaved for stylistic appearance. I keep it at least through the summer to see if I pull more chicks.

[Timmay]

What made me go bald....??  Well I have a wife and three kids.....what do you think??

[Spleener]

From about the age of 25 on, I kept my hair pretty short on top because it was starting to thin. By the time I hit 35, I felt like almost anything I did was starting to look like a combover. My 17-year-old son decided he wanted to buzz his head at home, and we got a pair of clippers and buzzed our hair together. He moved on to another style a few months later, but I stuck with it. It looked better and was easier to care for. A few years later someone referred to it as my trademark look, although I had never really thought about it that way.

I gradually worked my way down the guards as the hair on top continued to thin. I went down to a #1 about six months ago, and to no guard last week. I finally went sly this morning...very glad I did. I guess sly is my trademark look now!

[KollegeKreed]

When I wasin my early teens I became absolutely obsessed with the idea of not having any hair up there. I was so envious of other guys my age and a little older who had little to no hair...so when I was 16 I got a #1 buzz and much to everyone in the world's surprise that night I shaved it smooth...and I was absolutely petrified to leave the house for about a week. haha. But the next summer I went back to it and kept a buzz--> bald for my entire senior year of high school and first 2 years of college. It then occurred to me that I should do SOMETHING with my hair before I lose it...So I did the short sides and gelled bumper thing. About a year ago I really was able to start noticing the thinning, especially in the light, so I made the concious decision to start buzzing down again and for the last few months did a no guard and more recently a triple 000 buzz. This last week I shaved for the first time in three years and I really don't forsee growing any long length of hair back besides maybe up to a #1...the thinning is just too evident.

Incidentally, the baldness gene mentioned many times in this thread comes from our MOMS...isn't that funny?

[Mikekoz13]

Nature, 2 ex wives, and a Fusion razor........